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2010Final results

2010 election for Connecticut House District 81

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Bruce Zalaski (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Rusty Haigh (R) by 14.8 points.

Bruce ZalaskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%4,891
Rusty HaighRepublican
42.6%3,627
8,518 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+3.62002D+39.12006D+35.92008D+14.82010D+10.92012D+6.02014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET